Breaking News: Lib Dems Will Not Contest Davis' Seat ; Minutes After David Davis Stepped Down As an Mp, Forcing a by- Election in Haltemprice and Howden, the Lib Dems Said They Would Not Contest the Seat.

Hull Daily Mail › June 13, 2008

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Minutes after David Davis stepped down as an MP, forcing a by- election in Haltemprice and Howden, the Lib Dems said they would not contest the seat.

Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said: "David Davis's decision to resign his seat and fight a by-election over the issue of 42 days is a dramatic move. I am grateful to him for having informed me following the vote of his intention to take this step.

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Breaking News: Lib Dems Will Not Contest Davis' Seat ; Minutes After David Davis Stepped Down As an Mp, Forcing a by- Election in Haltemprice and Howden, the Lib Dems Said They Would Not Contest the Seat.

"The Liberal Democrats have consis...

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